sports LUVERNE -- Even though the Worthington girls' golf team had some frightening holes on Tuesday, the Trojans managed to record one of their lowest team scores of the year to win a dual meet against Luverne at Luverne Country Club.
WHS (4-0 conference) combined for a team score of 197 compared to a team...
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2013-07-11 16:15:14

LUVERNE -- Even though the Worthington girls' golf team had some frightening holes on Tuesday, the Trojans managed to record one of their lowest team scores of the year to win a dual meet against Luverne at Luverne Country Club.

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WHS (4-0 conference) combined for a team score of 197 compared to a team score of 216 for the Cardinals.

Worthington's Kate Lesnar was the medalist by a full six strokes with a steady round of 41.

"I think Kate's getting close to being comfortable in the 30s, which will be really nice for her going into the subsections," WHS head coach Ron Wood said.

Meagan Meier and Mandi Vote backed Lesnar up with a pair of 50s, despite both of them suffering through some tough holes with a few triple bogeys apiece. Morgan Harberts rounded out the Trojans' top-four with a 56 in spite of recording a 14 on a hole.

"I was really pleased that none of the three of them gave up at any point in time," Wood said. "It was very important because this puts us in a position to play for the conference championship Friday at Windom."

McKenzie Hurley (57) and Mariah Haffield (58) rounded out the scores for WHS.

Luverne's Emily Spreiter finished second in the competition with a 47 to lead her team. Emilee Johnson (55), Kirsten Olson (56) and Makayla Sterrett (58) rounded out the Cardinals' team score. Tressa Ykema was in with a 59.

On the boys' side, Luverne won easily with a team score of 167 behind co-medalists Ben Nath and Brandon Klein, who each fired a round of 41.

Cody Hemme (42) and Dylan Skattum (43) rounded out the team score for LHS. Matthew Sterrett recorded a 46 and Austin Eeten had a round of 47.

Worthington struggled on the day, combining for a team score of 204.

Seth Meier led the Trojans with a 48, with Jacob Weg (49), Alex Kremer (53) and Brady Barrie (54) rounding out the top-four. Jacob Woll had a 56 and Zach Heidebrink fired a 58.

Adrian and Southwest Christian play at Prairie View on Thursday in a triangular with Southwestern United.

JCC girls earn first dual meet win

REDWOOD FALLS -- Kaylee Benson fired a spectacular round of 37 to earn medalist honors and propel the Jackson County Central girls to their best team score of the season and first dual meet victory in a competitions against Redwood Valley.

JCC's team score of 197 was rounded out by Alison Benson (49), Lexie Hoffman (54) and Blaike Smith (57). Shelby Benson also recorded a 57 and Abby Brinkman had a 59.

RV had a team score of 218.

On the boys' side, the Cardinals won handily with a team score of 156 compared to the Huskies' team score of 180. RV's Adam Hengel was medalist with a 37.

REDWOOD FALLS -- Alison Kircher won medalist honors on the girls' side for Red Rock Central with a 54, but the Falcons were outdone by Redwood Valley in both the girls' and boys' competitions on Monday.